The Criterion Collection

[CriterionBlues]

Originally Posted by hoytereden

That's a reason I'd love to see The Harder They Fall in the Collection. Bogart's last film is a great expose of the seamy side of boxing.

Plus it has an interesting "story behind the story" regarding Primo Carnera, which sometimes Criterion goes for. I think it's an underrated classic and would make a great Criterion.

[PowellPressburger]

Originally Posted by spargs

I'd click thanks, but I'm all out from yesterday still (seems to happen to me every Criterion announcement day). Agree wholeheartedly on Femme Fatale - saw it on opening night of its theatrical run, and was knocked out by it. Would love for Criterion to pry it from WB, as it deserves an HD release (the snapcase DVD on my shelf is painful to look at).

Funny you mention the snap case of Femme Fatale! Back when Hollywood Video was still around all their WB titles that would normally have a snap case they got as the keep case! So I bought a previously viewed copy for a nice paper insert put it in a new case it looked great. A few years back I got rid of it because I told myself I would never watch the movie in standard def again!

I did see it opening weekend when it hit theatres in Twin Cities area because it was the best thing to classic 80's DePalma

[alien2010]

Sadly I never got round to watching Femme Fatale . All I know is that the film received very mixed opinions; some loved it, some hated it, and that it saw De Palma's career nosedive. Hopefully an HD version will be available at some point.

[Polaroid]

Yeah so i'm going to turn of The Black Dahlia - Shame >.<

[ShellOilJunior]

Extras on the Two Days, One Night blu-ray:

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION:

-New 2K digital transfer, approved by directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack on the Blu-ray
-New interviews with the Dardennes and actors Marion Cotillard and Fabrizio Rongione
-When Léon M.’s Boat Went Down the Meuse for the First Time (1979), a forty-five minute documentary by the Dardennes, featuring a new introduction by the directors
-New tour of the film’s key locations with the directors
-Trailer
-PLUS: An essay by critic Girish Shambu

This should be a great release.

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by iScottie

The only Brian De Palma film I like is Passion. In fact, I love it.

Blow Out is solid, but the others...

hmm... two "agrees with Scottie" in consecutive days!

I do remember liking Femme Fatale when I saw it not long after its’ original release, so yeah – like others have said, check that one out!

[belcherman]

OK, now that the post-announcement quiet has set in and we've all adjusted to the excitement or disappointment of the latest announcement (Night and the City for me, thank you very much), I thought I'd ask folks the following two questions:

1. Which of Criterion's past announcements most excited you? In other words, which single release, when announced, made you say "OMG, YES!!!!"?

2. Which future release, if announced, would most excite you? Disregard the probability of it actually happening. In other words, you can include Warner Bros, or even Disney titles, in your wished-for release.

My answers:

1. Red River
2. The Big Sleep (both cuts)

[pedromvu]

Originally Posted by belcherman

1. Which of Criterion's past announcements most excited you? In other words, which single release, when announced, made you say "OMG, YES!!!!"?

2. Which future release, if announced, would most excite you? Disregard the probability of it actually happening. In other words, you can include Warner Bros, or even Disney titles, in your wished-for release.

1.- La Dolce Vita
2.- Nights of Cabiria coming out from OOP on blu

It is just a coincidence that both turn out to be Fellini films

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by belcherman

1. Which of Criterion's past announcements most excited you? In other words, which single release, when announced, made you say "OMG, YES!!!!"?

2. Which future release, if announced, would most excite you? Disregard the probability of it actually happening. In other words, you can include Warner Bros, or even Disney titles, in your wished-for release.

My answers:

1. Day For Night
2. Chabrol's Le Boucher

I've gone on about the merits of the latter before, but since it seems that most people here haven't seen it, here's another shot to put it on people's radar.

[aewb]

Originally Posted by belcherman

1. Which of Criterion's past announcements most excited you? In other words, which single release, when announced, made you say "OMG, YES!!!!"?

2. Which future release, if announced, would most excite you? Disregard the probability of it actually happening. In other words, you can include Warner Bros, or even Disney titles, in your wished-for release.

My answers:

1. Red River
2. The Big Sleep (both cuts)

1. Ride the Pink Horse
2. WCF vol.2 featuring Limite, Mysterious Object at Noon and Manila in the Claws of Light.

[aewb]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

My answers:

1. Day For Night
2. Chabrol's Le Boucher

I've gone on about the merits of the latter before, but since it seems that most people here haven't seen it, here's another shot to put it on people's radar.

Would love to see some more Chabrol on blu, Que la Bête Meure is top of my wishlist.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by belcherman

1. Which of Criterion's past announcements most excited you? In other words, which single release, when announced, made you say "OMG, YES!!!!"?

2. Which future release, if announced, would most excite you? Disregard the probability of it actually happening. In other words, you can include Warner Bros, or even Disney titles, in your wished-for release.

I was really stoked years ago when Army of Shadows was announced, because I had just become familiar with Melville a few months earlier via his other Criterion titles. I also loved the announcement of The Night of the Hunter.

I think that I might have to agree with you about The Big Sleep. A Criterion release of both cuts would be epic. I keep hoping that they'll release In a Lonely Place, as that one has a decent chance of being in the Collection.

[spargs]

Originally Posted by belcherman

1. Which of Criterion's past announcements most excited you? In other words, which single release, when announced, made you say "OMG, YES!!!!"?

2. Which future release, if announced, would most excite you? Disregard the probability of it actually happening. In other words, you can include Warner Bros, or even Disney titles, in your wished-for release.

1. either Don't Look Now (which had been hinted at) or My Darling Clementine (which was announced out of the blue)

2. It has a 0.0% chance of happening, but my holy grail is a complete chronological box set of the 1930-1969 Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies animated shorts

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by belcherman

1. Which of Criterion's past announcements most excited you? In other words, which single release, when announced, made you say "OMG, YES!!!!"?

2. Which future release, if announced, would most excite you? Disregard the probability of it actually happening. In other words, you can include Warner Bros, or even Disney titles, in your wished-for release.

My answers:

1. Breaking the Waves
2. Dogville or Full Cut Tree of Life

(both Lars, what a surprise haha)

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by Coen

PAST: Persona

FUTURE: Dekalog or Coen boxset with Barton Fink, The Man Who Wasn't There and Inside Llewyn Davis

Oh god Dekalog please.

[dwk]

Originally Posted by Fabs

Do people really think Criterion is that poor? I know they're not MGM or WB, but give me a break. They're going to charge what they know will bring the money, they invested into the Apu Trilogy, back. They're not dumb. Add on to that, their big name releases like their Wes Anderson stuff, Terry Gilliam films, Seven Samurai, Dazed and Confused, and even their popular French stuff like Jean Luc Godard. They're making money. Maybe not millions above what they spend, but they're not poor by any means.

No they are not poor, but they don't have unlimited funds (look at the number of leaflet inserts instead of booklets.) And seeing how they dodge the question on how much they've spent on the Apu Trilogy, I think it is safe to assume they spent a lot.

[ShellOilJunior]

I think the Before Trilogy getting announced would be the biggest announcement.

[jlk5844]

I actually had to be out of the house during announcements yesterday but I brought my phone along to see them. I'm happy for everyone getting what they want. At the moment, only Dressed to Kill for me. I'm happy I held off on the MGM Blu-ray, can't wait to see how that 4K scan looks. I had an interesting experience with this film when I watched it, sort of a love/dislike. My exploitation-loving self dug the sleaziness of it, and there are some truly good qualities to it, it's fun. There's also some blatant Hitchcock-ripping that became annoying. Some moments were unintentionally hilarious in a "so-bad-it's-good" way, like when

[Show spoiler]Kate finds out that the man she had sex with had contracted an STD

(something that shouldn't be funny, but I just remember it was, perhaps in the execution of that reveal). So it has things about it that work and don't work, that even clash sometimes, but I even like some of the things that don't work about it. Not De Palma's best by any means, but very enjoyable.

As for the others, nothing particularly stands out, except for Two Days, One Night which I knew about because it's a movie from last year but didn't feel particularly drawn to, and Night and the City because of Jules Dassin. I own Rififi because I thought that was great, heist movies are almost always a blast, and I liked the famous silent sequence and the gritty, downbeat feel. I think the only other Dassin I've seen is The Naked City, which I wasn't that compelled by. Not sure how much I'd like Night and the City.

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

I think the Before Trilogy getting announced would be the biggest announcement.

Lol really?

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

Lol really?

why is that 'Lol' worthy? have you seen those films? I seem to recall you saying that you have not.